Hose supporter



Qct. 22, 1929. n. R. JONES HOSE SUPPORTER Fi led'April 17, 1929 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 22, 1929 UNITED STATES DAVID R. JONES, 01 PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA HOSE SUPPORTER Application filed April 17,

The invention relates to apparel or apparel apparatus and has special reference to garter or hose supporters.

The principal object of the invention, gen- 5 erally speaking, is to provide a novel hose supporter of that type adapted for engagement with the hose and with the leg of the nether garment in contradistinction to that type which encircles the leg. I

An important object of the invention is to provide a hose supporter embodying, separably connected elements, one of which may be left upon the hose and the other left engaged upon the nether garment or drawers, at least during the period between trips to the laundry, the advantage being that in case the occasion arises the parts may be very quickly and easily engaged or disengaged.

An important object of the invention is to provide a positive lock for the two elements so that disconnection thereof in service will be entirely avoided.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive to manufacture, easy to 7 apply and remove, positive in action, efficient and durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and ad vantages in view, the invention preferably consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompany- 5 ing drawing in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the device showing it in applied position upon a drawer leg and a sock.

A Figure 2 is a yertical longitudinal section through the device taken on the hue 2-2 of Figure 1. V

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the various parts showing certain ones connected and N others detached. Referring more particularly to the drawing the letter A designates a drawer leg and B represents a sock which is to be supported in overlapping relation to the drawer leg. K0 In carrying out my invention I provide a supporting device comprising a clasp mem- 1929. Serial No. 355,825.

ber 10 which may be conveniently formed as a stamping and which is of general elongated shape and preferably reduced in width toward its lower end. This clasp member 10 is formed with a longitudinally extending slot 11 flaring at its upper end and adapted to receive a fold of the sock in a manner well understood in the art. The device further includes a plate member 12 of slightly elongated form preferably reduced at its lower end and provided with an opening 13 and a laterally elongated or widened slot 14 as well as an upstanding ear or lug 15 at one corner of its upper end. Pivoted at 16 upon the lower end of the plate 12 is a keeper member 17 which normally overlies the opening 13 and which is preferably T-shaped so that it will havea head portion 18 of greater width than the opening 13 so as to project beyond the sides thereof. The lower end of the keeper member 17 is bent upwardly to define a hook 19 adapted to engage within the upper end of the slot 11 for the purpose of detachably connecting the members 10 and 12.

The device further includes a clasp member 20 which may likewise be formed of a single piece of metal bent into substantially the shape of an interrogation mark, or in other words which has a rolled or beaded upper edge 21 merging into its body portion along 8 an incline 22. At its lower end this clasp member 20 is formed with. a slightly rearwardly offset tongue 23 of substantially the same width as the opening 13. The body of the clasp 20 should be of a width not greater 7 than that of the slot 14.

In the use of the device, a fold or the upper edge portion of the sock B is passed through the slot 11 in the plate member 10 and this plate member is preferably formed 0 at its lower end with a reduced tab orextension 24 which acts as a protruder for holding the resultant bulged out material away from the leg of the wearer of the device. In order to attach the device to the drawer leg A, a small portion of the material of the drawer leg is grasped and pulled out in folded relation upon itself so that the folded edge may, be engaged beneath the rolled upper end 21 of the clasp 20. The body of the clasp 20 is then inserted through the slot 14 from the rear side of the plate 12 and the clasp is then slid downwardly along the plate member 12 until the tongue 23 can be engaged within the slot 13. This is of course done at a time when the keeper member 17 is swung laterally to move the head 18 thereof out of obstructing relation to the opening 18. After the clasp member has been thus slid along through the slot 14; and the tongue 23 engaged within the opening 13, as shown in Figure 2, the keeper member 17 is swun into a position coextensive with or in axia alignment with the plate member 12 so that the head 18 thereof will overlie the tongue and prevent the same from beingwithdrawn from the opening 13. Assuming that the parts of the device have been mounted upon the respective garments in the manner set forth, connection is made by simply engaging the member 10 upon the hook 19 as clear- 1y illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing. Then this is done it is quite apparent that the sock will be properly supported or held up with respect to the drawer leg so that it will not sag or hang down in an unsightly condition. The purpose of the lug is simply to facilitate handling. It will be readily apparent that when it is so desired the few main parts of the device may be disconnected simply by pulling slightly upwardly upon the member 10 so as to disengage the slot 11 from the hook 19, the plate member 10 being thereupon left remaining upon the sock and the assembled members 12 and 20 remaining upon the drawer leg. The advantage of this is that if the garments, that is to say the drawers and the sock are worn more than one day the parts of the sup porter may be left thereon ready for almost instant connection upon donning the apparel, for instance in the morning. It will consequently be seen that in between trips to the laundry there is no necessity for disturb-- ing the parts of the clasp device and that it will therefore be an extremely convenient device in service.

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it should of course be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the details of construction as well as the arrangement and combination of parts as will not said clasp member having a reduced tongue, a plate member having a slot for the reception of the clasp member and further having an opening adapted to receive the tongue, and a combined hook and retainer movably mounted upon said second named plate member for retaining the tongue against withdrawal and to constitute suspension means for said first named plate member.

2. -Means for supporting a sock with respect to a drawer leg, comprising a plate member formed with a slot adapted to have a part of the upper portion of the sock engaged within the slot, a clasp member having a forwardly curled upper end adapted to receive the folded pulled out portion of the drawer leg therebeneath, a second plate member having a slot therein adapted to receive said clasp and further having an opening, the clasp having a reduced tongue offset and received in said opening, and a keeper pivoted upon the second named plate and normally overlying the opening, said keeper having suspension means detachably connected with said first named plate.

3. A supporting device of the character described, comprising a plate member formed with a slot adapted to have engaged therewithin a portion of the upper end of a sock,

a clasp having a forwardly curled upper end adapted to have engaged therebeneath a portion of the fabric of a drawer leg, said clasp having a reduced tongue thereon offset rearwardly, a plate having a transversely arranged slot therein slidably receiving said clasp which is inserted from the rear side of the second named plate, said second named plate further having an opening of a size to receive said tongue from the front side, a keeper pivoted upon the lower end of the second named plate and having a widened upper end-normally overlying the opening for preventing withdrawal of the tongue therefrom, said keeper member terminatin at its lower end in an upwardly directed-hook detachably engageable with the upper end of the slot in the first named plate member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my si nature.

DAVID R. JoNEs.

depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I 2

claim 1. In a garment supporter, the combination of a slotted plate member adapted for disposition at the upper edge of a sock with a the slot adapted to receive a pulled out portion of the sock and retain the same so that the plate member will be mounted upon the sock, a clasp member having a rolled upper edge adapted to receive a fold of a drawer leg, 

